HAIRSPLITTING

finespun, hairsplitting

(adjective) developed in excessively fine detail; “finespun distinctions”

hairsplitting, word-splitting

(noun) making too fine distinctions of little importance; “they didn’t take his hairsplitting seriously”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

hairsplitting (countable and uncountable, plural hairsplittings)

The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae.

hairsplitting

present participle of hairsplit

Source: Wiktionary

Hair"split`ting, a.

Definition: Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.

– n.

Definition: The act or practice of making trivial distinctions. The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading. Charles Sumner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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16 January 2025

(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”

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